Full profile interview
30 Apr 2021

Aqua Membranes
Aqua Membranes has developed a 3D Printer Spacer Technology for the membrane filtration industry. IDTechEx spoke with Craig Beckman (CEO).
26 Mar 2021

Preparing for Take-Off: Electric Vertical Take-off & Landing Air Taxis
Join the IDTechEx webinar Wednesday 31 March 2021 - An introduction to urban air mobility and air taxi services; The basics of eVTOL aircraft design architectures; Background into ongoing eVTOL projects for passenger transportation; and much more!
Background
22 Mar 2021

Joby Aviation
Joby Aviation, headquartered in Santa Cruz, California are developing a tiltrotor electric vertical take-off and landing air taxi. They are one of the leading players in this emerging market and have attracted over $820 million in funding, with investors including Toyota, Uber and Baillie Gifford.
16 Mar 2021

Market for eVTOL Air Taxis to Grow to $14.7 Billion by 2041
Air taxis and flying cars are easy to hype but IDTechEx's new report on the subject is not that hype. This independent research into electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for passenger transport reflects the reality of the eVTOL market at this early stage of its development.
Event summary
7 Jan 2021

EV Material Highlights from the Battery Show
In light of the COVID-19 situation, The Battery Show and EV Tech Expo were held online in 2020 with a wide variety of topics and presenters. In this premium article, IDTechEx highlight some of the materials related talks, especially those relating to thermal management and lightweighting for electric vehicles (EVs).
Event summary
20 Nov 2020

Thermal Management: Highlights from the Battery Show 2020
In light of the COVID-19 situation, The Battery Show and EV Tech Expo were held online this year with a wide variety of topics and presenters. In this article, we highlight some of the thermal management related talks, especially those from companies offering thermal management materials for the electric vehicle (EV) battery market.
Full profile interview
7 May 2020

Boston Materials
Boston Materials has developed z-axis reinforcement for composite applications. IDTechEx spoke with Anvesh Gurijala (CEO)
Background
17 Apr 2020

Kangde Group
The Kangde Group are relatively new entrants to the carbon fiber market but aim to quickly become the dominant force. There are multiple parts of this group as shown in the below relationship.
Background
31 Mar 2020

Hexcel
Hexcel are major composite players in the aerospace sector. Claiming to be the largest in sales and capacity for aerospace composites. They attributed 68% of their 2019 sales to this sector and see a strong future with Airbus and Boeing having a backlog of composite rich planes.
Background
31 Mar 2020

Toray
Toray are the market leaders (ca. 40%) in carbon fiber production. As of 2018/2019 the total capacity is 49,500 tpa and they plan for this to rise to 59,500 tpa by 2021 with additional 5,000 tpa capacity being added to both their Mexican and Hungarian site.
Topic overview
31 Mar 2020

2020 status and outlook for the carbon fiber market
This premium article summarises the status of the PAN-based carbon fiber players. It provides a market overview for the capacity and impact of announced expansions. It highlights the main and upcoming players as well as notable acquisitions, partnerships and cost trends.
11 Mar 2020

Ultrathin Organic Solar Cell is Both Efficient and Durable
Scientists have succeeded, in collaboration with international partners, in creating an ultrathin organic solar cell that is both highly efficient and durable. Using a simple post-annealing process, they created a flexible organic cell that degrades by less than 5 percent over 3,000 hours in atmospheric conditions and that simultaneously has an energy conversion ratio--a key indicator of solar cell performance--of 13 percent.
3 Mar 2020

3D Printing of Composites: Start-ups Compete for Market Share
IDTechEx calculated that this industry received over $100m in investment in 2019. There are very good reasons for both the composite and 3D printing industry to be excited.
Full profile interview: SWOT
2 Mar 2020

Energy Absolute Pcl
it makes the batteries, the vehicles, the charging infrastructure and supplies the renewable electricity.
-A large balance sheet from it's biodiesel and renewables business.
-Price: it can undercut the competition as it pays no import taxes building vehicles locally.
-Diversifying beyond the car segment with electric catamarans. This is very unique for an electric car manufacturer and is a good move since the car market in Thailand is small (roughly 1 million cars sold yearly).
External press release
11 Feb 2020

Toray Achieves World's First UHF Wireless Communication
Toray Industries has become the first in the world to communicate wirelessly across the UHF band with a printed semiconductor. This setup employs a printed radio-frequency identifier that the company created.
31 Oct 2019

Stretch Film Easily Deforms and Quickly Returns to Original Dimensions
An elastic film that easily recovers its original shape and size after folding and rolling. Diverse potential applications include displays and wearable devices.
Background: Company financials
16 Aug 2019

Genomatica
3 Jul 2019

Conductive Inks: Power Electronics, EMI Shielding, In-Mold Electronics
Every year IDTechEx Research publishes an article that reflects the latest trends in the conductive ink industry. These articles are based on IDTechEx Research's report "Conductive Ink Markets 2019-2029: Forecasts, Technologies, Players", which is the result of ongoing research over the past eight years. This year IDTechEx will give an update on multiple less mature trends which offer high growth potential.
Full profile interview: Company Financials
6 Jan 2019

Bekaert
19 Dec 2018

The Most Significant Materials Science News of 2018
Advancements in material science and material processing will always play a central role in any technological progression. IDTechEx has been providing leading market analysis on a broad range of advanced materials and their technology analysts have given their pick of the key news stories from 2018.